1037 ( MXXXVII ) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar , the 1037th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 37th year of the 2nd millennium , the 37th year of the 11th century , and the 8th year of the 1030s decade. As of the start of 1037, the Gregorian calendar was 6 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events [ change | change source ]

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Europe [ change | change source ]

• Construction of the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev is ended.
• Ferdinand I becomes the king of Castile and Leon.
• Harold I takes control of the crown of England from his half-brother Harthacanute .
• George Maniaces begins a war against the Arabs in Sicily .

Asia [ change | change source ]

• The Song Dynasty Chinese rime dictionary of the Jiyun is published.
• Seljuq dynasty starts.

Births [ change | change source ]

• Su Dongpo , Chinese poet (d. 1101 )

Deaths [ change | change source ]

• March 16 – Robert I , Archbishop of Rouen
• September 4 – King Bermudo III of Leon (b. 1010 )
• Avicenna , Persian physician, philosopher, and scientist (b. 980 )
• Duke Boleslaus III of Bohemia

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